Tracking Who The Vols Reached Out to on September 1st

Recruits across the country started receiving calls and texts from college coaches at midnight. We have some information on several of the prospects Tennessee reached out to right away. The Vols dubbed the theme for their 2022 class as, "Apply The Pre22ure." This article will continue to be updated throughout the day with more information as we obtain it.

Coveted Offensive Tackle Dayne Shor- Pruitt was in contact right at 12:01, according to Shor, followed by Will Friend. Other schools in contact here were Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Alabama, LSU, and Miami, among several others. The IMG standout should continue to see his stock soar, but the Vols could be a factor for the Peach State native.

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Shemar Stewart- Arguably the best edge rusher in the country, and his phone did not stop all night long. He told us, "the entire coaching staff" at Tennessee was in contact right after midnight, and he has already heard from Outside Linebackers Coach Shelton Felton this morning. However, that said, almost every other coach in the country sent some form of communication to the prized recruit.

Walter Nolen- As one can imagine, Nolen heard from multiple schools throughout the night. He told VR2 on SI this morning that Derrick Ansley and Jeremy Pruitt at Tennessee were in contact right away.

Dallan Hayden- The Vols legacy received communication from a slew of schools. He tells us: UGA, Tennessee, Miss State, Ohio State, Va Tech, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Kansas, Wisconsin, Vandy, Louisville, Kentucky, South Carolina, Northwestern, and Clemson were all in contact.

Florida DB James Mond- Mond received communication from multiple schools over the night. He has already heard from Derrick Ansley this morning, and he plans to be on the phone with him later in the week.

In-State QB Ty Simpson- the prized recruit from the state of Tennessee heard from a lot of teams over the night, he tells VR2 on SI. He heard from "Pruitt, Chaney, and Weinke," at Tennessee.

The list continues to grow for in-state receiver Taylor Groves as the morning goes on, so far, he has heard from: West Virginia, Maryland, Louisville, California, Georgia, Michigan State, Bama, UConn, Kansas State, Texas Tech, North Carolina, Penn State, and Auburn.

In-State RB Jordan James had a big night as well. He tells VR2 on SI, "Florida State, Tennessee, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Louisville, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Clemson, and Missouri", were all in contact. James tells us that "Coach Pruitt and Coach Tee" were in contact with him from Tennessee.

Tennessee reached out to in-state WR Cam Miller over the night, and tells us it was Jim Chaney, Tee Martin, and Jeremy Pruitt. We expect him to be an early priority for the Vols.

Miller added that the Vols told him, "Come make history at Rocky Top."

In-state DB Prospect Kody Jones tells us he heard from 'a lot of schools.' He added that he heard from four or five coaches from Tennessee. The Vols like Jones as a cornerback, as he has continued to improve his frame.

Tennessee has made contact with Hardaway (Ga.) standout Mykel Williams. He is going to be a top target for multiple teams on a national level, as he is already one of the most prized edge rushers in the country.

Just spoke with coveted Virginia RB Tevin Carter. He was another one the Vols were in contact with early. He recently visited campus on his own to take a look at Knoxville, and now, Tennessee has the chance to turn the heat up on him a little bit. Joe Osovet and Jim Chaney were the coaches in touch with him.

Jaleel Skinner is an another target the Vols were in early contact with last night. He is in close proximity to campus in Greer, S.C., and he told VR2 on SI, "Coach Felton and Coach Boyd were telling me that I am huge target for their program and how much they like me."

Was able to confirm late yesterday evening that Tennessee was in contact early with elite Geneva County (Ala.) running back Emmanuel Henderson. Henderson told me, "they were glad to finally get to reach out to me, and I'm their top guy. I talked to Coach Ansley and Coach Pruitt."

Was also able to confirm that Tennessee reached out to Georgia cornerback commitment Marquis Killebrew early.

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